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Steve McQueen: Against All Odds — The Racing Rebel Who Became the King of Cool
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Steve McQueen is remembered as The King of Cool, but his journey to Hollywood legend was anything but easy. Born into hardship, McQueen’s stunt-pilot father left shortly after his birth. His childhood was marked by instability, violent stepfathers and poor schooling, with his only real refuge coming during the Great Depression when he stayed on…
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Hans Muth: The Designer Who Changed How Motorcycles Look — and Ride
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Few individuals have shaped the look and function of modern motorcycles as profoundly as Hans Muth. A designer whose influence spans both classic and contemporary motorcycling, Muth helped redefine how bikes should perform, feel and — crucially — look. Originally trained in car design, Muth worked for manufacturers including Ford before joining BMW in 1971…
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World-First Motorcycle Fuel Tank Protection: Inside Motorcycle Dent Removal’s Nickel-Plating Breakthrough
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When it comes to caring for classic and modern motorcycles, few components are as important — or as vulnerable — as the fuel tank. For decades, owners have battled dents, internal rust and corrosion, problems made worse by modern ethanol-rich fuels. Now, a specialist UK company has developed a solution that not only restores fuel…
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Made in Yorkshire: Sheffield-Henderson, Freddie Dixon and the 1922 Scarborough Speed Trials
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The Scarborough Speed Trials have been a feature of the North Yorkshire seaside town for more than a century, and a remarkable photograph from 1922 captures a moment that links Yorkshire motorcycle manufacture, early competition success, and some of the most famous names of the era. The image first appeared in the 28 September 1922…
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KAWASAKI H1 MACH III: The Two-Stroke Triple That Shocked the World
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Few motorcycles have earned a reputation quite like the Kawasaki H1 Mach III. When it appeared at the end of the 1960s, it didn’t just raise eyebrows — it rewrote expectations of what a production motorcycle could do. Fast, loud and unapologetically aggressive, the H1 helped establish Kawasaki as a performance-led manufacturer and became one…
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TRADE FOCUS: The Original Cylinder Head Shop
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Cylinder Head Shop (CHS) has been a leading name in specialist cylinder-head engineering since 1988. Based in Louth, Lincolnshire, CHS has built a strong national and international reputation for precision cylinder-head work across both classic and modern motorcycles and cars. Originally established to meet the demand for valve-seat conversions following the switch from leaded to…
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Rebuilding an Indian Powerplus
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What should you do if you find yourself with a load of old Indian motorcycle bits? Why, build up a machine, obviously, as best as you can and with what’s to hand.
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Yamaha’s Fazer 600 punches above its weight
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If you want a practical and cheap machine that punches above its weight and also gives you the giggles – try a Fazer 600.
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Rare rides: Triumph Thruxton Bonneville
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The Triumph Bonneville was perhaps ‘the’ motorcycling sportster of the 1960s – so what does that make the rare ‘Thruxton’ production racing variant?
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The Kawasaki Z750 doesn’t get enough love
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The unsung Kawasaki Z750 is classic in all aspects of the meaning, and it’s cheap too…
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